Embarrassing Doctor Stories

PP has explained the scar was from a childhood injury. (Didnt say where the scar was though).

Went for an ultrasound on my boob in a large hospital room and the nurse told me to take my top and bra off behind a curtained off corner of the room then go and lay down. I stood there topless thinking ffs I’ve got to walk towards 2 people with my saggy tits out. As I came out there was a look of surprise on their faces and it felt like the longest walk of my life even though only about 10 steps.

Getting dressed after I notice a sign in small font on a piece of white paper on a white wall saying “please use paper towels to cover yourself”. Should’ve worn my bloody glasses. I cringe every time I think about it, they must’ve thought I was so brazen when in reality I hate my boobs and was mortified!

Thankfully the nursery staff told me my baby son had eaten a bit of purple crayon when I collected him, otherwise I would have had a VERY nasty shock at nappy change time!

I had to have a scan under contrast dye which is really toxic and causes vomiting.
Don't eat beetroot before having toxic contrast dye and vomiting in front of the nurse.

Thank you so much for the info about beetroot! Let's just say you've put my mind at rest! 😉

I had just given birth to my daughter, and was still numb from the epidural. I was bleeding heavily, and the nurse said it was due to my bladder being so full so they would need to drain it.

They put a catheter in while I was layed on my back with my legs akimbo, and it squirted out like a fountain into the bowl the nurse was holding, stopping just short of overflowing.

She then massaged my stomach to get my uterus to contract, whilst I continuously and very loudly farted due to the pressure. Poor woman, all I could do was laugh and apologise.

I was on a ward with 3 other women, with just the curtain between us. Thankfully I'll never see them again!

Hmmmm, it's almost like you would be happy for him to have told this story to his mates down the pub.

If you ever watch Dr Beachgem on Tiktok she talks about this. A baby came in with blue lips - had been chewing a blue glove!

You can get grazes from childbirth which don't need stitching, but I assume still leave some scarring?
I suppose if they are high in the vagina and aren't causing excessive bleeding they would go unnoticed.

nb not a medical person.

Thought my daughter had glass imbedding in her foot. Middle of the pandemic - called the GP and freaked out. Lovely GP met me in the surgery carpark to examine her foot (all 3 of us masked up... dr in PPE... hand sanitiser at the ready).
Verruca.

I was having a sweep, and as the midwife inserted her finger, her phone burst loudly into life with the theme from Dr. Who. Have since always had an image of the tardis swooping its way through a vagina vortex!

Had to have a Mirena check six weeks after insertion under a general anaesthetic with a gynae.
Doc was lovely but after 10 minutes of searching she had to don the miner‘s light and go rummaging, apparently I have a tilted uterus. No joy. Then I had to perform some gymnastics to help her. She finally found the strings and I shouted HOORAY, probably a bit too loudly because when I left the room I got some very odd looks from people in the waiting area.

I don't get this one. What scar?

It not pathetic. Its ok to want to have some comfort. Women should not be made feel pathetic when they need a bit of support and understanding.

What is extra funny is that @MudandParsnips didnt actually tell him she hadn’t especially curated her slideshow with heart-rending musical accompaniment in order to showcase her plight.

I can just imagine the plaintive ring of the panpipe in that Gheorghe Zamfir lonely shepherd piece: doooom doooom, dooom doooom, doooom dooom dooom doom, dooom DOooOOOOOOooooooom. He probably stills laughs about it!

This is AMAZING and I can't stop laughing 😂

I've told myself that it was a dodgy speculum, in reality I was 17 and incredibly nervous!

Went for a smear and as she inserted the speculum into my vagina and opened it, I sold something on Etsy or eBay and my phone made a loud KERCHING! sound and I started laughing and the speculum fell out 🤣 the dr said 'well that was a bit awkward wasn't it shall we try again' 🤣🤣🤣

Oh my god, I'm genuinely crying with laughter at this. Sooooo funny.

I'm bed ill today and these are cheering me up so much. I haven't laughed this hard in ages

DS2 both times.

DC were playing around and DS1 dropped something on DS2's foot, cue lots of yelling and screaming, we had a look and noticed that his toes were badly bent out of shape and therefore assumed they were broken as he was screaming blue murder. Took him into minor injuries who couldn't see any problems, no swelling etc, all a bit of a mystery really. DH mentioned it to DMIL, who told us to have a look at his nursery photo, where he was posing with his bare feet on display. Turns out he just has weird wonky toes that we'd never noticed before.

Got DS2 into bath aged about 4 and noticed one testicle was really swollen. We were a bit worried about torsion etc so rushed him into children's A&E. Turns out he'd just had a big growth spurt and his pants were a bit too tight but he hadn't thought to tell us (he dressed and undressed himself every day). Rather embarrassing.

@MudandParsnips 😂😂😂😂

I've had a sigmoidoscope and wasn't given anything but when I have a colonoscopy, they sedate you into twilight sleep before the procedure begis.

Ouch. Have stories but will save those if you’re being treated xx

@pbdr 😂😂😂😂😂

I always had a lot of problems with my periods. Started when I was 9 years old & they were horrific - heavy bleeding, blood clots, etc.
Anyway, my mum had me back & forward to Dr, who always referred me to hospital. After a few years, I was maybe about 14/15 & I was getting examined by a Dr.
I wanted my mum beside to hold my hand - pathetic I know!
The Dr inserted the speculum & before he could start the examination, the speculum shot right out & flew over the room! There was an embarrassing silence & my dear mum said "she's a right slack Alice!"
Luckily, I found it funny, knowing my mum! Even the Dr & nurse laughed!